Nepali proverb
बैगुनीलाई गुनले मार्नु
Baiguni lai gun le maarnu.
Kill the ungrateful with gratitude.
Nepali proverb
बैंसमा स्याल पनि घोर्ले हुन्छ
Baisa maa syaal pani ghorle hunchha.
How to read it
Baisa maa syaal pani ghorle hunchha.
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बोल्नेको पिठो बिक्छ, नबोल्नेको चामल पनि बिक्दैन
Bolne ko pitho bikchha, nabolne ko chaamal pani bikdaina
person who talks and socialize gains the upperhand
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भुक्ने कुकुरले टोक्दैन
Bhukne kukur le tokdaina.
Barking dog seldom bites.
Proverbs that share words with this one
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
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स्याल कराउनु कुखरा हराउनु
Syaal karaunu kukhura haraunu.
Someone being rightfully afraid of past trauma or thing they dealt with in the past
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बाघको छोरा स्याल
Baag ko chooraa syaal
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बाघ बुढो र स्याल तन्नेरी
Baagh budo ra syaal tanneri.
Nepali proverb
बाघ बुढो स्याल तन्नेरी एक हुँदैन
Baagh budo syaal tanneri ek hudaina.
Nepali proverb
बाघको छालामा स्यालको रजाईं
Baagh ko chhaalaa maa syaal ko rajai.
Nepali proverb
छोरीको बैंस बाबुले होइन अरुले देख्छन्
Chhori ko baisa baabu le hoina aru le dekhchhan.